Cigarette maker and holder



June 11, 1940. FREDMAN 2,203,864

CIGARETTE MAKER AND HOLDER Filed Aug. 5, 1938 Patented June 11, 1940 AUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE t t p t 2 2,203,864 .1; 2 CIGARETTE MAKERQAND HOLDER I t Max Friedman, High Point, N. C. Application August 5, 1938, Serial No. 223,307

, This invention relates to a cigarette maker and holderand has for an object to provide an improved cigarette maker and holder of the type generally shown in U. S. Patents Nos. 52,007 and 168,790, having numerous improvements and advantages thereover, as will hereinafter become *ferred form only asingle continuous motion is necessary in completing the making of the cigarette and placing the device in cigarette smoking position.

A further objectof this invention is to provide a*cigarette maker and holder in which the made cigarette is held in position therein for smoking, 2 .yetthe tobacco therein is automatically spaced from the end of the holder thereby insuring that O the tobaccowill not clogthe holder andprevent up a cigarette holder andmaker which can be carried in the pocket and occupy no more space than the-usual cigarette holder, which can be used to hold the completed cigarette at a greater or less a distance from the mouth as desired.

A further object of this invention isto provide a cigarette maker and holder in which the cigaretteis' made by the holder in cooperation with the tobacco container and thus is easily portable in the pocket of the user.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cigarette maker and holder in which the length ofcthe tobacco portioniof the cigarette may be predetermined by suitable placement of the cigarette paper on the holder, yet will permit smokingof .the full length of the tobacco in the ciga- 2 ,rettewithout any waste; 2 1

A further object of this invention is to provide a 'cigarette holder and maker which can be used to make cigarettes for use independent of the 0 holder and, likewise, maybe used for holding cigarettes already made by any other device.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a. cigarette holder and maker in which the cigarettepaper of the cigarette will beheld firmposition on the end of the holder against relatively movable parts and which in the pre- "external diameter of the piston. II is provided to 4 Claims. (01. 131-23) accidental falling on", yet will hold the tobacco of the cigarette spaced a slight distance from the edge of the holder to insure against the holder being clogged by tobacco particles.

With the foregoing and other objects in view 5' I this invention comprises combinations, clonstruc e tions and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, disclosed, claimed and illustrated on the accompanying drawing wherein: 2

i Fig. 1 is an elevational view of thetwo parts of the cigarette holder and maker in disassembled position; 3 i

. Fig. 2 is a partly sectional and partly elevational view of the cigarette holder and maker ready to discharge the tobacco into the cigarette paper cylinder; i

Fig. 3 isa sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig: 2; Fig.4 is anelevational view 'of the device in cigarette holding position; with the cigarette in section, and- 0 1 2 Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a modified form of thisinvention. 2 R 2 p 2 There is shown at I0 the cigarette maker and holder. of this invention in the preferred form. This holder and maker l0 comprises a piston H having one end thereof closed ofi by an apertured piston head l2 provided with a plurality of smoke passages. l32therethrough. The other end of the 2 piston H has a mouthpiece M secured thereto as at E5 in any suitable cooperative manner. The piston H is hollow as at l6 and connects the apertures 13. to the usual aperture through the mouthpiece M. The piston H may be filled with suitable smoke filter material l8, such as cotton or other material suitably treated if desired to absorb nicotine or moisture and filter the smoke on its way from the smoke passages 13 to the mouthpiece |4.2

r The outer surface of the piston II is provided cylinder 22 having an internal diameter substantially equalto or infinitesimally larger than'the fit snugly over thepiston II. One end of the cylinder orsleeve 22 may be provided with a reinforcing collar 23. A radial threaded aperture diameter slightly'increased by approximately one sixty-fourth of an inch more or less to provide a flared end, as at 26. Adjacent the end of the flared end 26 the sleeve 22 is provided with several circumferential markings 21, 28 and 29.

In operation the cigarette holder and maker l (i may be carried in thepocket in the assembled telescoped position Without the cigarette thereon shown in Fig. 4. In order to make a cigarette the sleeve.- 22 is rotated aboutthe piston ll causing it to travel to the other end thereof and be locked at' the end of its travel against longitudinal reverse movement by the reverser 2! in the spiral groove it. In this position the device is tapped into a. can or pouch of tobacco causing tobacco to enter the inside of the sleeve or cylinder 22 until it substantially fills this space up against the piston head I 2. Several firm tapping motionswill be sufiicient to place a supply of tobacco into the sleeve 22 which may then be forced against the piston head l2 at the otherend of the sleeve 22 by pressing the end of a pencil thereagainst.

This operation may be repeated several times if necessary until the sleeve 22 is full of tobacco as shown at 363,. A prepared cigarette paper gummed at one longitudinal edge, if desired, is then wrapped around the outer side of the sleeve 22, the cigarette paper cylinder being completed by licking or wetting the longitudinal edge and pressing it firmly over the adjoining edge in the customary manner. After being thus formed it is slid overthe flared end Bil-until the edge 3| of the cigarette paper cylinder 32 is in approximate alignment'with any one of the circumfer ential markings 2'1, 28 or 2% according to the length of the cigarette desired.

.To "complete the cigarette the sleeve 22 is then cigarette paper cylinder 32 thus completing the cigarette. As the cylinder 22 is thus rotated to telescope it'on'to thepiston-H the key of screw '24 following the groove '8 9" enters the reverse curve 20, thus causing the sleeve 22 to move'away a distance of approximately one thirty-second of an inch, thereby automatically spacing the tobacco 3D in the cigarette paper cylinder 32 an equal distance from the piston head it and smoke passages l3 therein, thereby insuring that the tobacco til will not clog the smoke passageways. The cigarette as thus made is already in position on the holderfor smoking.

If'the user prefers the cigarette at a greater distance from his mouth, he may merely reverse the rotation of the sleeve 22 on the piston II to then look the sleeve 22 in extended position in the reverse curve'2i. A cigarette of diiferent length may be made by stopping the edge 3! of the cigarette paper cylinder 32 at any desired positionalong the outside of sleeve 22, any surplus. tobacco within the sleeve 22 being dis charged back into the tobacco can or pouch through the end of the cigarette paper cylinder 32. m I i Aswill: be apparentthe cigarette made by'this device will be as firm as the conventional cigarette bought in packages. If the user does not desire to smoke the cigarette in the holder provided hereby, it may easily be removed therefrom andsmokecl inthe conventional manner, in

' which case, if desired, the other end of the cigarbeyond the tobacco 30 will be burnt off in the very act of lighting the cigarette. On the other hand, a preformed cigarette such as bought in a package, may be smoked on this holder byv merely pressing the end thereof into the flared come through the burning end of the cigarette When it is lighted,

A modified form of this invention is shown at it in Fig. 5, the sleeve ll thereof being substantially identical with the sleeve 22 of the preferred form, but in this case the piston 42 is providedwith a straight longitudinal groove 43 terminating into circumferential grooves 44 and 15 for locking the sleeve 4! at either end thereof.

In the preferred form at H] only a single rotary m'otion is. necessary to extend or telescope the sleeve on the piston, while in the modified form til three motions are necessary, first a rotary motion, then a longitudinal motion, and then a rotary motion. Otherwise the construe tion and operation of this modified formfifl is substantially identical with that of the preferred form at H]. 1

From the above description it will beseen that there has been disclosed a cigarette makerand holder well adapted for its intended function, as will be obvious to those skilled in the art. Varione other changes and modifications may be madeto embody the spirit and purpose of this invention, and it is contemplated to cover such variations and to be limited in this respect as may be necessary by the scope of what is hereinafter claimed.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the inven-- tion whatis claimed is:

. 1. A combination cigarette maker and holder comprising a hollow piston, an apertured piston head at one end thereof, a cylindrical sleeve adapted to telescope over said piston, and cooperating means on one end of said sleeve and in said piston limiting and guiding the telescopic action of said sleeve over said piston, said cooperating means comprising a key extending through said sleeve, and a groove along the outer side of said piston into which groove said key.

extends, said groove being of longitudinal S-shape, the reverse portions of said S-shape groove providing means for locking said sleeve in telescoped or extended position.

2. A combination cigarette maker and holder comprising a hollow piston, an apertured piston' operating means on one end of saidsleeve and in said piston limiting and guiding theztelescopic I action of said sleeve over said piston, said cooperating means comprising a longitudinally extending. groove on the outer surface of said piston, a circumferentially extending groove at each' end of said longitudinally extending groove, and a cooperating k'ey' extending throughsaid sleeve into said groove" for guiding and limiting the movement of said sleeve on said cylinder.

3. A- combination cigarette maker and holder comprising a hollow piston, an apertured piston head at one end thereof, a cylindrical sleeve adapted to telescope over said piston, and 00-.- operating means on one endof said sleeve and in-saidpi'stcn limiting and guiding the telescopic a being of thin material to receive a' cigarette paper rolled thereabout, the other end ofsaid sleeve being slightly flared to hold the cigarette paper cylinder rolled thereabout from accidentally sliding beyond a predetermined amount.

4. A combination cigarette, maker and holder comprising a hollow piston, an apertured piston action of said sleeve over said piston, said sleeve head at one end thereof, a cylindrical sleeve adapted to telescope over said piston, and :00-

operating means on one endof said sleeve and in said piston limiting and guiding the telescopic action of said sleeve over said piston, said sleeve being of thin material to receive a cigarette; paper rolled thereabout, the other end of said sleeve being slightly flared to hold the cigarette paper cylinder rolled thereabout from accidentally sliding beyond a predeterminedjamount, said cooperating means comprising'a key-extending through said sleeve, and a groove along the outer ,side of said piston into which groove said key extends, said groove being of longitudinal S-shape, the reverse portions of said S-shape groove providing means for locking said sleeve in telescoped or extended position, the cigarette being formed by filling the sleeve with tobacco in extended position, by rolling the cigarette paper about said sleeve and sliding it over the flared end to the predetermined position and then telescoping the plunger within said sleeve byrelatively rotating the plunger and sleeve until the sleeve is in locked telescopic position relative to the plunger, and the tobacco being automatically spaced from the piston head to prevent clogging of the smoke passages therethrough. MAX FRIEDMAN. 

